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Kirk Cousins would put the Broncos in contention in my opinion, even if it's just on a three-year contract and a short window.

Keenum is expected to become the first of the high-profile quarterbacks in the open market to agree to a deal.

Bradford, who was once projected to be one of the better quarterbacks in the entire league, has shown flashes of brilliance over the course of his career, but has been hampered by injuries and inconsistent play.

Since Peyton Manning's retirement in 2016, the Broncos have featured a revolving door of starting quarterbacks acquired via free agency, a trade and the draft, and none of them have stuck.

According to 9News Denver, Keenum's deal is expected to be a short-term agreement, suggesting it won't preclude the Broncos from taking a quarterback with the fifth overall pick in next month's draft if they so choose.

The veteran quarterback will be reunited with Gary Kubiak, who was his former head coach with the Houston Texans and is now a senior personnel advisor for the Broncos.

The Broncos, who own the fifth pick in next month's National Football League draft, also considered Cousins following a 5-11 season in which Trevor Siemian, Brock Osweiler and Paxton Lynch all struggled behind a porous offensive line and questionable play-calling before Mike McCoy was replaced by Bill Musgrave as offensive coordinator. Klis adds that it "does not appear the Broncos made a serious run" at Cousins.

Say what you want about John Elway's history of drafting quarterbacks - we don't know what he can do with a top five pick at that position. I feel like we can get right back in the thick of the things rather quickly.

For Keenum, he will now face a pile of expectations in a quarterback-crazed region that saw its team win a Super Bowl just two seasons ago. He threw for 3,547 yards and 22 touchdowns and compiled a regular season record of 14-3.

Keenum's teams are 20-18 in his games as a starter and he made both of his career playoff starts this past January for the Vikings.